The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency annually produces statistics on territorial emissions and removals of greenhouse gases for tracking progress with national and international climate targets as well as for international reporting under the UN Climate Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and EU regulations.

Environmental protection costs are the expenses paid for environmental protection. This includes investments and current expenditures. Statistics Sweden each year conducts a survey of environmental protection expenditures within the industrial sector. The work with environmental protection expenditures within the public sector is still under development.

The Environmental Accounts provide a systematic description of the relationship between the environment and the economy and can be used for analyses of various types. They function as a satellite system to the National Accounts, presenting environmentally related physical and economic information for industries, the public sector and households. They also provide information for analyzing environmental and economic policies and is used for developing indicators for sustainable development.

The study aims to follow-up the growth of built-up land in areas of national interest according to the Environmental Code, since the adoption of the provisions in 1987. The targets of the study are coastal areas of national interest outside localities.

The purpose of the study is to describe conditions regarding people, buildings and housing in coastal areas, along shorelines and on islands. Figures are presented on length of shorelines, the numbers and sizes of islands and statistics on populated islands.

Concentrations of holiday homes consist of at least 50 holiday homes situated at a distance not exceeding 150 meters from each other. Urban areas and water areas are not included in the concentration areas.

Concentrations of workplaces outside localities consist of clusters of workplaces with at least 50 employees. The purpose of the statistics is to describe urban structures located outside localities. Common categories are industrial plants, mining facilities, hospitals, airports, nuclear power plants and military installations. The biggest concentration of workplaces outside localities in Sweden is Arlanda airport.

The purpose of the study is to assess the impact of buildings and built-up land in protected coastal zones. The Swedish coastline equals 419 000 kilometres in length. All stretches of land neighbouring water is taken into account, except for rivers less than six meters of width. Any segment of the coastline within 100 meters from a building is considered as influenced by buildings.

The statistics describe characteristics of green spaces in urban areas and to what extent the population has access to public green areas. The survey is based on analysis of satellite imagery in combination with other geospatial data and register information. The survey is conducted every five years. The statistics are used to assess urban planning policies and for monitoring of environmental objectives.

The statistics include figures on land and water areas in square kilometres. The statistics are presented on the national level, counties and municipal level. Water areas are broken down into inland waters, the four biggest lakes and seawater. The latter category includes the area from the shores to the territorial border of Sweden.

The purpose of the study is to produce detailed land cover statistics. The study is based on the Swedish Land Cover Data, a dataset derived from classified satellite imagery, describing the land use and land cover.

The statistics include roads, railways, ports and airports and the land area that the different modes of transport require. Roads make up the greater part of the land used for transport infrastructure. This is reflected in the statistics with extra focus on roads.

The main purpose of the survey is to produce statistics on the urbanisation rate. A locality consists of a group of buildings normally not more than 200 metres apart from each other, and must fulfil a minimum criterion of having at least 200 inhabitants. Delimitation of localities is made by Statistics Sweden every five years.

The purpose of the study is to delineate the distribution of holiday homes and to assess to what degree holiday homes are used for permanent dwelling. The statistics are presented both on the county level and in smaller units such as 1 km grid cells.

The purpose of this survey is to give an overall view of protected areas in Sweden. Protected areas are defined here as statutory protection of nature regulated by the Environmental Code, such as national parks, nature reserves etc.

The study aims to characterise land use, built-up land and economic activities in drainage areas. The statistics contain figures on land use categories, use of agriculture land, livestock, population and waste water facilities.

The survey ”Lakes, watercourses and groundwater - environmental quality” shows environmental monitoring results for some inland waters that have been selected to show the environmental quality in waters relatively unaffected by human activity.

The statistics show the supply of phosphorus and nitrogen (in tonnes) from Swedish water courses to the sea basins: the Bothnian sea, the Bothnian Bay, the Baltic sea, the Sound, Kattegatt and Skagerrak.

The aim of this report is to provide knowledge of where chemicals are present and how they are used in society. The report covers roughly 80 different chemicals. Furthermore, there is a special study each year with a distinct theme. No further reports are planned.

Information on quantities of products sold in Sweden are submitted annually to the Swedish Chemicals Agency (KemI) by commercial agents and manufacturers of pesticides. The study has been divided into two parts. The first is data on the deliveries to agriculture. The second is product data sheets and labels from suppliers of preparations.

Quantities of pesticides sold have been published since 1979. The Swedish Chemicals Agency (KemI) took over the responsibility for presenting these figures from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency in 1985.

The air pollutants that are commonly present in urban and rural air are mainly due to traffic, combustion and industrial processes. Data from Swedish municipalities on particulate matter (PM10 and PM2,5), nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, benzene, carbon monoxide, benzo(a)pyrene and certain metals are reported annually to the European Commission under Directive 2008/50/EC and Directive 2004/107/EC. Measurements in rural air and precipitation (e.g. ozone, nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxides) are conducted by the Swedish EPA.

The statistics give an overview of water use in the industry sector. Figures regarding extraction, use and discharge of water are presented by branch of industry, type of water and region. The statistics are compiled and released every five years. The statistics are used to identify the manufacturing industry sectors that are most water-intensive and how the industrial use of water changes over time.

Statistics Sweden conducts surveys on water withdrawal and water use every fifth year. The statistics shows the amount of ground water, surface water and sea water abstracted. Water usage is broken down into four main categories, households, manufacturing industry, agriculture and other users. The statistics is presented on county level and river basin districts.